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Montana State Athletic Director Leon Costello
Read more: Montana State Athletic Director Leon CostelloJust how difficult is it to run a FCS athletic department right now? In what ways will the football national championship help Montana State with both fans and corporations? Those that watch Higher Ed Athletics know I think highly of Leon Costello, and this interview will show you why. We talk about fan support and…
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Haven Fields Sr: Nebraska Deputy Athletic Director/COO
Read more: Haven Fields Sr: Nebraska Deputy Athletic Director/COOHaven Fields Sr. is constantly looking to get better. That’s what I took out of this conversation. From the great ADs he’s worked for like Troy Dannen, Beth Goetz and Josh Whitman, to his personal board of directors, Fields has clearly paid attention as he continues his path to the AD chair. Haven talks about…
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New Haven Athletic Director Devin Crosby
Read more: New Haven Athletic Director Devin CrosbyDevin Crosby joined HEA to talk in-depth about New Haven’s 5-day decision to reclassify to Division One. The first half of the episode is about institutional vision and alignment. The conversation shapes into an advice on how ADs can think creatively to solve problems, like manufacturing a football rivalry with a local non-conference school. Crosby…
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Evansville Athletic Director Ziggy Siegfried
Read more: Evansville Athletic Director Ziggy SiegfriedZiggy Siegfried has been the AD of the Evansville Purple Aces since April 2022 after serving as the AD at CSU Bakersfield for 8 years. Siegfried hosted me for a visit in Evansville and gave me a tour of campus before sitting down for a wide-ranging conversation. Fighting for Evansville Fan Market Share. Donor Fatigue,…
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Coastal Carolina Athletic Director Chance Miller
Read more: Coastal Carolina Athletic Director Chance MillerThis conversation is absolutely loaded with strategic advice for current and aspiring ADs. Chance Miller brought new ideas to Coastal Carolina, including wild halftime shows and free concessions at football games. Chance explains where the ideas come from and how they’ve worked so far at Coastal. Despite being hired in 2024, Chance is already working…
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Army Athletic Director Thomas Theodorakis
Read more: Army Athletic Director Thomas TheodorakisSince 2026 is the 250th birthday of America and I’m reading books about the American Revolution, I thought it made sense to ask Army Athletic Director Tom Theodorakis to join HEA for a conversation. Theo shares what it feels like every day at West Point and why it is such a special place. I asked…
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Akron Athletic Director Andrew Goodrich
Read more: Akron Athletic Director Andrew GoodrichDr. Andrew Goodrich starts the conversation discussing how the similarities of being an FCS AD (previously at Gardner-Webb) outnumber the differences of being an FBS AD despite the incredibly low number of FBS ADs coming from that background. He then walks through the Akron AD search process being an active AD at the time. Goodrich…
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Tennessee Vols AD Danny White
Read more: Tennessee Vols AD Danny WhiteDanny White joins me to talk alignment with Chancellor Plowman, including how they are both builders and change agents. The conversation first talks about his doctorate degree in higher education as the dissertation design is similar to mine. We then jump back into the concept of collective bargaining in college athletics. White explains his philosophy…
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NIU Huskies AD Sean Frazier
Read more: NIU Huskies AD Sean FrazierSean Frazier joins to talk about Northern Illinois athletics and the future of the AD position in college athletics. Frazier starts the conversation explaining the strategy behind moving football to the Mountain West while keeping other sports regional with the Horizon League. Will they miss MACtion weeknight games? Sean expresses his concern about outsiders coming…
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Horizon league Commissioner Julie Roe Lach
Read more: Horizon league Commissioner Julie Roe LachJulie Roe Lach is the commissioner of the Horizon League for a few more weeks before transitioning into an Executive VP position with Pacers Sports & Entertainment. The conversation begins with addressing that job change and then giving her Mount Rushmore of Horizon memories. We talk about the congressional coalition known as the Tenacious Ten…
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